Effective communication is the foundation of success at work. It enables individuals and organizations to:

Leaders and supervisors play an important role in supporting the mental health and well-being of their teams. In this interactive session, you will learn best practices and strategies for recognizing and responding to mental and emotional health concerns in the workplace. It is part of the Leadership 101 Curriculum.

A feedback-rich workplace culture is vital to individual, team and organizational success, but feedback isn’t always easy to give or receive. This interactive course will provide practical strategies for giving and receiving feedback gracefully and constructively. It is part of the Leadership 101 Curriculum.

You will learn to:

• Identify common roadblocks in the feedback process

Psychological safety is essential for creating a positive work culture where individuals feel valued, respected and empowered to contribute their best. It fosters open communication, learning, collaboration and innovation, ultimately leading to higher performance and organizational success.

A drop-in, open consultation hour discussing how to utilize the Culture Journey values toolkit in your school, college or unit. Please bring your questions.

Audience:

Any U-M faculty or staff member who would like to effectively utilize the Culture Journey values toolkit

This session is being delivered in an online webinar format. The webinar link will be delivered in the registration confirmation email.

LinkedIn Learning offers a library of video based content designed to help you gain new skills and advance your career. All active faculty, staff (including temporary employees), and students have complimentary access to this ever-growing library of learning content. Through data driven insights from LinkedIn, the LinkedIn Learning platform allows you to see recommendations tailored to your specific needs. Bring your curiosity and questions.  

You will learn to:

• Access and navigate LinkedIn Learning

Leaders play an important role in helping to prevent workplace issues and wrongdoing. This course gives leaders tools and strategies to create a more welcoming and respectful work environment. Interactive discussions, case studies and role-playing exercises will enhance learning. Leaders will be more prepared to:

Are you looking to engage employees and strengthen communication within your team? Conversation clubs are a versatile tool to host team conversations on topics of interest. They are easy to implement. Conversation clubs give teams a chance to:

• Talk about workplace topics that aren’t always explicitly discussed
• Allow team members to lead the discussion in a low pressure environment

Join this microlearning session to discover ways you might be able to use it in your unit!

This session will include an overview of organizational and individual change. A panel of U-M staff members will also share their experiences and lessons-learned to navigate change in the workplace. The panel will answer questions posed by the facilitator and participants if time allows.

You will learn to:

• Use organizational and personal change models when managing change initiatives 

• Explore commonalities and differences in navigating change across the university

This course aims to shift our culture to be more LGBTQIA+ friendly. When it comes to attractionality and gender identity, language is so important. It helps us to acknowledge, respect and affirm the diversity of bodies, genders and relationships that exist at U-M. We’ll discuss roadblocks and challenges some people face when using inclusive language. After identifying those challenges, we will share strategies to make practicing easier. We’ll also learn how to use them in interactions with patients, students, staff and colleagues.